Follow-up on CO2 from plastic

Follow-up on CO2 from plastic

Ian Engelman

1/24/2007

My question about CO2 emissions from plastic lead to a lot of
interesting responses..
 
But more importantly, it lead me to a greater understanding of CO2 as it
relates to our activities of daily living.
 
Exhaling is responsible for 0.66lbs per day
 
Burning one gallon of gas = 20lbs
 
An average house = 3 tons a year
 
An average car = 6 tons a year
 
In order to get an approximate answer to my question, you would weigh
the plastic before and after it was pulled. Then multiply that by 3.
All in all, it is not much. I can't imagine it is more than 0.1 lb.
The energy used to heat the oven and use the cast cutter emits much
more, but it does not compare to a drive to work.
 
I can see now that not all of us are convinced that CO2 is a factor in
global warming. Since I am a scientist at heart, I put my money with
them.
 
Thanks for all your responses.
 
Ian Engelman, CPO
 
 
 
 
 




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